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A filter element is disclosed that includes a filtration media, an upstream pleat support and a multi-layer downstream pleat support. The multi-layer downstream support includes a first downstream support layer and a second downstream support layer. The first downstream support layer is in contact with the filtration media and is interposed between the filtration media and the second downstream layer. The first downstream support layer is fabricated so as to minimize points of surface contact with the filtration media, thereby enhancing fluid flow away from the filtration media. The second downstream support layer is in contact with the first downstream support layer and is fabricated so as to facilitate lateral fluid flow relative to the multi-layer downstream pleat support. The disclosed filter element may be utilized in filter cartridges of various designs to provide enhanced filtration performance, e.g., by way of increased media area and improved flow / throughput.

Disclosed is a stent assembly for expanding in vivo vessels, the assembly comprising first and second radially expandable mesh stents, wherein the first stent is separated by a predetermined distance from the second stent and a stent jacket spans the predetermined distance such that a first end of the jacket is operatively associated with the first stent and a second end of the jacket is operatively associated with the second stent.

PCT No. PCT / JP94 / 02107 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 15, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 15, 1995 PCT Filed Dec. 15, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95 / 16834 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 22, 1995It is an object of the present invention to provide a connector in which a strong connection can be carried out with a simple working method, a removal of the connector is eliminated, its workability is remarkably improved, a productivity of building structure is improved, an instantaneous breakage caused by earthquake and the like is prevented and a remarkable anti-disaster effect is attained. The connector (1) of the present invention is comprised of the rod-like member (2), one or two arcular convex walls (8) cooperatively connected to one end of the rod-like member (2) in a longitudinal direction, the hollow part (3) formed from one end to the other end of the rod-like member (2), the insertion hole for fixing member (9) formed at the convex walls (8), and a hollow branch pipe (12) fixed to or removably engaged with the opening of the hollow part (3) at the other end of the rod-like member (2).

The present invention is directed to articles comprising nanofibers. The nanofibers, having a diameter of less than 1 micron, may comprise a significant number of the fibers in one layer of the web contained by the article. Preferably, the nanofibers are produced in a melt film fibrillation process. The articles include diapers, training pants, adult incontinence pads, catamenials products such as feminine care pads and pantiliners, tampons, personal cleansing articles, personal care articles, and personal care wipes including baby wipes, facial wipes, and feminine wipes.

A sling system comprises a plurality of sling units each including a synthetic fibrous sling and a roller unit which has one or more spool-shaped rollers. The system provides for lifting a load in equilibrium and maintaining the load in that position or be rotated or tilted between horizontal and vertical positions. The system provides for a plurality of attachment points of the sling units to the load, and the sling units and may be set up as a single array or a multiple array depending on the type of load being lifted, transported and positioned. Endless and continuous loop synthetic slings and multiple roller units are used in sling units and provide for uniform and equal distribution of the load throughout the sling system. The spool-shaped rollers may be molded of a rigid plastics material with each roller having end flanges to confine the synthetic sling.

The present invention relates to a method for transfection of cells using at least one protein capable of forming nucleoprotein filaments, wherein the protein is initially modified with at least one functional component which influences one or more steps of the transfection, the nucleic acid to be transfected is then loaded with the modified protein, whereby the nucleic acid and the protein form a filament-like complex, and this complex is finally added to the cells to be transfected. The invention further relates to a transfection agent consisting of nucleoprotein filaments (NPF), with at least one nucleoprotein filament-forming protein being modified with at least one functional component for the transfection. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of the transfection agent according to the invention for producing a drug for gene therapeutic treatment of humans and animals. The present inventions also includes corresponding pharmaceutical preparations, especially for use in gene therapy as well as the use of such transfection agents as component in kits.

The present invention is directed to articles comprising nanofibers. The nanofibers, having a diameter of less than 1 micron, may comprise a significant number of the fibers in one layer of the web contained by the article. Preferably, the nanofibers are produced in a melt film fibrillation process. The articles include diapers, training pants, adult incontinence pads, catamenials products such as feminine care pads and pantiliners, tampons, personal cleansing articles, personal care articles, and personal care wipes including baby wipes, facial wipes, and feminine wipes.

The invention provides an electrochemical detection method through partial morphology scanning by using an electrochemical detection device. The method comprises the following steps: performing rapid and long-distance control on a probe through a three-dimensional stepper motor, performing short-distance precise control through a piezoelectric ceramic sensor, keeping constant potential on a tested sample through a double-constant potential rectifier, meanwhile externally exerting an alternating current potential signal onto the testing probe, acquiring imaging information of three-dimensional spatial distribution of the electrochemical signal such as real part Zre, imaginary part -Zim, an absolute module value Z and a phase angle -Phase of a sample partial area through a data acquisition module, and acquiring element parameter information of an equivalent circuit. By adopting the method, the defects that a conventional scanning electrochemical microscope is weak in signal, hard in obtaining a feedback current density signal, single in detection signal and the like are overcome, partial microcosmic impedance distribution characteristics of the surface of a sample can be obtained, the information is rich, and the real characteristics of the sample can be studied and analyzed.

A laminate and process of making the laminate is disclosed comprising: a surgical mesh having first and second surfaces; and an adhesive structure having adhesive and non-adhesive surfaces, wherein the non-adhesive surface of the adhesive structure is laminated to at least one of said first and second surfaces of said surgical mesh, and the adhesive surface of said adhesive structure has protrusions extending therefrom comprising a resin having a Young's modulus of greater than 17 MPa, which protrusions are of sufficiently low diameter to promote adhesion by increasing physical attractive forces between the adhesive structure and a target surface, as measured by shear adhesion.

The invention discloses a collaborative robot joint with a single encoder, and belongs to the technical field of robots. The joint comprises an output flange, a torque sensor, a harmonic reducer, a frameless direct-drive torque motor, an input flange, a multi-turn absolute value encoder and a brake, wherein an output flange and the input flange can rotate relatively; the output end of the frameless direct-drive torque motor is connected with the torque sensor and the output flange through the harmonic reducer; and the input end of the frameless direct-drive torque motor is connected with the brake and the absolute value encoder. The collaborative robot joint provided by the invention has the functions of force sensing, absolute position memory, zero returning and the like, a collaborativerobot composed of the joint can work cooperatively with people in a semi-structure environment, and the the collaborative robot joint has the advantages of being high in precision force sensing function, compact in structure, high in rigidity, good in expandability and the like.

A lithium secondary battery is provided which can exhibit excellent battery performances for a long period of time and has an excellent crystal structure stability. The positive electrode of the lithium secondary battery provided according to the present invention includes positive electrode active material particles mainly containing a lithium-containing phosphate compound represented by the general formula: LixM[P(1-y)Ay]O4, where M is one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ni, Mn, Fe and Co; A is a pentavalent metal element; and x and y are real numbers satisfying 0<x≦2 and 0<y≦0.15.

The invention discloses processing technology for a log crosscutting wood floor, which comprises the steps of: (a) crosscutting blanking; (b) drying; (c) assembly; (d) surface treatment; and (e) cutting and slotting. The log crosscutting wood floor only has one layer, a thickness of between 2 and 3cm, and high strength and good wear resistance; moreover, the processing technology directly crosscuts a peeled core material and then assembles, retains the natural texture of trees to a great extent, has strong aesthetic feeling due to the fact that joints are also of arc shapes, and meets the demand of high-grade users; in addition, the processing technology has low requirement on the diameters of trunks or branches or roots of logs, almost does not generate waste materials during the processing, and helps to save the timber.

A continuous first web fed in a first machine direction in which absorbent member of disposable diaper is to be obtained is coated on its outer surface with a hot melt adhesive agent, then guided and cut between upper and lower tool rolls to form the individual absorbent members. The absorbent member is guided between the lower tool roll and a guide roll so that the adhesive agent may be pressed against a peripheral surface of the guide roll and then fed onto a reorienting roll. After having been reoriented on the reorienting roll, the absorbent member is bonded to second web fed in a second machine direction by means of the adhesive agent. Preferably, both the upper tool roll and the lower tool roll have diameters smaller than a diameter of the reorienting roll.

A multi-channel image is printed on a web receiver by a plurality of printing modules. The receiver is entrained around a take-up roll on a movable transport. During printing, the transport moves past the printing modules while the take-up roll holds the receiver in position with respect to the transport, and then the transport comes to a stop and the take-up roll draws the receiver across the transport. A cutter downstream of the take-up roll cuts off the printed portion of the web receiver to provide a printed sheet.

An optical functional device comprises a dielectric substrate 5, a ferroelectric thin layer 10 provided on the dielectric substrate 5 and comprising a material having electro-optical effect and an electrode 3A, 3B provided on the ferroelectric thin layer 10. A part of the ferroelectric thin layer 10 functions as a core 9 of the optical wave guide and the dielectric substrate functions as a clad for the optical waveguide. The optical waveguide 9 constitutes a multi-mode waveguide in the direction “D” of depth of the ferroelectric thin layer.

A sling system comprises a plurality of sling units each including a synthetic fibrous sling and a roller unit which has one or more spool-shaped rollers. The system provides for lifting a load in equilibrium and maintaining the load in that position or be rotated or tilted between horizontal and vertical positions. The system provides for a plurality of attachment points of the sling units to the load, the sling units may be set up as a single array or a multiple array depending on the type of load being lifted, transported and positioned. Endless and continuous loop synthetic slings and multiple roller units are used in sling units and provide for uniform and equal distribution of the load throughout the sling system. The spool-shaped rollers may be molded of a rigid plastics material with each roller having end flanges to confine the synthetic sling.

In a process for producing a particulate polysaccharide derivative by dry-grinding a moist polysaccharide derivative, one or more of the properties selected from median diameter, median length, bulk density and dissolution rate is controlled by controlling the temperature of the polysaccharide derivative prior to dry-grinding. Advantageously one or more of the properties selected from median diameter, median length, bulk density and dissolution rate of the particles after dry-grinding is adjusted to a first value by a first temperature of the polysaccharide derivative prior to dry-grinding and is adjusted to a second value by a second temperature.

Disclosed is a stent assembly for expanding in vivo vessels, the assembly comprising first and second radially expandable mesh stents, wherein the first stent is separated by a predetermined distance from the second stent and a stent jacket spans the predetermined distance such that a first end of the jacket is operatively associated with the first stent and a second end of the jacket is operatively associated with the second stent.

The invention discloses a microwave ablation device, which comprises a hollow sheathing canal, a water blocking structure, a microwave generating structure and a connector assembly, wherein the water blocking structure is movably sealed and blocked in the hollow sheathing canal; the microwave generating structure is inserted and arranged on the water blocking structure, and comprises a coaxial cable and a microwave antenna head arranged at the end part of the coaxial cable; the connector assembly is sealed and plugged at the end part of the hollow sheathing canal; a cooling water inlet pipe and a cooling water return pipe for communicating the hollow sheathing canal are respectively connected onto the connector assembly. The hollow sheathing canal which is matched with a puncture needle and a biopsy needle to be used is directly used as an outer sheathing canal for microwave ablation; the original microwave generation structure arranged inside the microwave needle is glidingly arranged in the hollow microwave ablation through the water blocking structure; the space inside the hollow sheathing canal can be more effectively utilized; the requirement on the diameter of the hollow sheathing canal during the microwave ablation can be reduced; the complication causing probability is reduced.

The invention discloses a method and a system for high-precision calculation of an infrared touch screen. The method comprises the steps that sheltered information on the infrared touch screen is acquired, wherein the sheltered information comprises sheltered position information and energy information of a sheltered light path; an energy variation of the sheltered light path is obtained according to the energy information of the sheltered light path and a corresponding energy reference value, wherein the energy reference value is energy information of a light path not sheltered; a weight of the sheltered light path is obtained according to the energy variation of the sheltered light path and the corresponding energy reference value; and a coordinate weight of the infrared touch screen is obtained according to the weight of the sheltered light path. Through the method and the system, touch precision is improved, and the requirement for a touch object diameter is lowered; user experience is improved in the field of infrared touch screens; meanwhile, high-density layout of lamp tubes is reduced, and circuit cost of the infrared touch screen is further lowered.

A laminate and process of making the laminate is disclosed comprising: a surgical mesh having first and second surfaces; and an adhesive structure having adhesive and non-adhesive surfaces, wherein the non-adhesive surface of the adhesive structure is laminated to at least one of said first and second surfaces of said surgical mesh, and the adhesive surface of said adhesive structure has protrusions extending therefrom comprising a resin having a Young's modulus of greater than 17 MPa, which protrusions are of sufficiently low diameter to promote adhesion by increasing physical attractive forces between the adhesive structure and a target surface, as measured by shear adhesion.

A vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) with improved and optimized wind-directing, wind-shaping, and wind-power conversion features is disclosed. The shapes of these features directly affect the ability of the VAWT to use the power of moving air, such as wind, to spin a rotor and create torque on a rotor shaft to generate electricity. The wind-power-conversion mechanical efficiency of the invention is significantly improved over previous efforts, to the point that the invention can convert wind energy into electrical power at a price-to-performance ratio that competes with or surpasses existing alternative energy technologies.

The present invention discloses a high-flux filter membrane with three-dimensional self-aligned micropores arrays and a method for manufacturing the same. The filter membrane has an operating area and a filter area. The operating area is located around the filter membrane. The filter area is located in the middle of the filter membrane. The filter area is relatively concave to the operating area. Three-dimensional and self-aligned micropores are provided on the filter area and are upper pores and lower pores, which are coaxial pores. The upper pores connect with the lower pores. In the present invention, in one aspect, a fluid flux is increased by reducing the thickness of upper pores and increasing the pore diameter of the lower pores, and, in another aspect, mechanical strength of the filter membrane is increased by use of the lower pores.

A laminate and process of making the laminate is disclosed comprising: a surgical mesh having first and second surfaces; and an adhesive structure having adhesive and non-adhesive surfaces, wherein the non-adhesive surface of the adhesive structure is laminated to at least one of said first and second surfaces of said surgical mesh, and the adhesive surface of said adhesive structure has protrusions extending therefrom comprising a resin having a Young's modulus of greater than 17 MPa, which protrusions are of sufficiently low diameter to promote adhesion by increasing physical attractive forces between the adhesive structure and a target surface, as measured by shear adhesion.

In a process for producing a particulate polysaccharide derivative by dry-grinding a moist polysaccharide derivative, one or more of the properties selected from median diameter, median length, bulk density and dissolution rate is controlled by controlling the temperature of the polysaccharide derivative prior to thy-grinding. Advantageously one or more of the properties selected from median diameter, median length, bulk density and dissolution rate of the particles after thy-grinding is adjusted to a first value by a first temperature of the polysaccharide derivative prior to thy-grinding and is adjusted to a second value by a second temperature.